Thijs De Ridder had a double-double and all five starters scored in double figures for No. 9 Virginia in a 91-72 victory against No. 12 Arkansas at the Capital Showcase on Sunday in Washington.
The Cavaliers collected their first marquee win of the campaign after going 1-4 against ranked opponents last season. They sank 12 3-pointers, grabbed 19 offensive rebounds and compiled a 24-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
De Ridder delivered 16 points and 10 rebounds and Sam Lewis scored 16. Johann Grunloh had 15 points and five blocks. Chance Mallory added 15 points and six assists, and Nolan Adekunle scored 13.
Playing in his hometown, Jordan Smith Jr. led the Razorbacks with 19 points and four steals. Miikka Muurinen scored 12 points, and Jeremiah Wilkinson and Billy Richmond III each had 11. Abdou Toure chipped in 10 off the bench.
No. 10 Houston 86, Cal 68
Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 20 points, Joseph Tugler added 16 points and four blocked shots and the Cougars beat the Golden Bears at the Lake Tahoe Classic in Stateline, Nev.
Thomas recorded a game-high eight assists while Delrecco Gillespie (13 points, eight rebounds) and Chase McCarty (11 points, three 3-pointers) also scored in double figures for Houston. The Cougars shot 52.2% and led wire to wire.
Michael Cooper finished with a team-high 19 points on 5-for-8 3-point shooting for the Golden Bears, and Jordan Ross added 15 points and five assists.
No. 13 St. John’s 104, Iona 65
Tounde Yessoufou totaled 23 points and seven rebounds in an impressive home start for the Red Storm, who started quickly and rolled to a dominant victory over visiting Iona in New York.
Ian Jackson added 17 and Keyshawn Hall contributed 13 for St. John’s, which led by double digits for 35-plus minutes. British guard Quinn Ellis turned in a strong all-around game with 11 assists, seven points and five rebounds. Zsombor Maronka added 12 and Lefteris Liotopoulos finished with 10 as the Red Storm sat their starters for much of the second half.
Ore Odutayo led the Gaels with 12 points and former Red Storm captain Sadiku Ibine Ayo added 11.
No. 21 Southern California 93, Wichita State 86
Rodney Rice and Alijah Arenas scored career highs of 32 and 30 points, respectively, as the Trojans held off the Shockers at the Lake Tahoe Classic in Stateline, Nev.
The Trojans (2-0) weathered a poor night of shooting from 3-point range, going just 2-for-14 from deep. They leaned instead on Rice and Arenas, a backcourt duo who shot a combined 16-for-35 from the floor. Arenas made 12 of 14 free throws and Rice sank 17 of 18. Teammate Adonis Ratliff hauled in a game-high 13 rebounds to go with 10 points.
Michael Gray Jr., who shot 5-for-8 from downtown, led Wichita State (1-1) with 18 points. Jordan Frison and William Berg each added 17 points, and Berg grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.
